Chemical composition, antioxidant and anticholinesterase activities of Gentianella azurea from Russian Federation

Abstract

Phytochemical study of Gentianella azurea (Bunge) Holub (Gentianaceae) collected in Buryatia Republic (Russian Federation) resulted in the isolation of twenty-one compounds including bellidifolin, bellidin, isobellidifolin, norswertianolin, isobellidifolin-8-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, orientin, cynaroside, cosmosiin, apigenin, 4′-O-caffeoylswertiamarin, swertiamarin-6′-O-β-D-glucopyranoside and sweroside, firstly detected in this species. The extracts and individual compounds were shown to possess antioxidant and anticholinesterase potential.